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fE-kO HuwNSEIP.
FroE. Saturday. Daily.l
M.


The sheriff collected Sl.O1i hr Ii
e-nsrSin this cJuuty dIrins the month
Of April.
DIR. Lick. the dent I, will he in Exc
on M""dsy urIt AnI ~ii have Rooms at
the Gem.
1t IL Estimated that about IIO.O 900
Montana sheep iroze TO death during
the IA,t wintr.
W. {. = II ia his r.trru ed from bis
Gshing i'Er lie succeeded la capturing
Hfew lace sslmun.
A masquerade will be- given N Cnrlin
Oh Friday night. May 9th. aud Mr.. D,"n
will furnish the costumes.
The Elko County JSi: il still Ei,h"ut
'Fari, Mt" TITUS j. truly u very moral
aud uprig,t community.
II. J. Dion. Che co.tumrr, left this
morning for Battle Mountain "a attend
a masquerade on Moud y night,
Foot b.l j. the Httr ,ciion now, in
which Scv raj Indian boys ia aud take
az much pleasure IN the sport ~ any
one.
The truck hor~c for the Fire Depart.
ment IL siuut ini>hrd. an I last r~v,ning
ia" machine MAS moved iutO its new
quarters.
The y ws Reporter says; "Ouu's Il
nnetsl g'N'sc il often eook'dEI II jtcS.
Irt." The L. potter man must hnv.'
been gambling on the green.
Nr. George II. Bird. The new County
Commission-r. 'amc do~n from TIsra-
Tora yet rJny. aud Sill ;hr his pusi
zion AZ u memb 81 the Board At ibe
session on Mpudhy.
About 0 O'Clock lest night rain com
nrcucss falling aud continued R0rc ur
less hurirg the night, ending ia II SNOW
squat anil this morning tbs neighbour
ing hills we're white.
IpNS T" NHt hNN '"NW w NV, "nlN'
Piue county, ARE sclliug for 500. The
buyer has n" mountains to move when
builuiBR -EI. Hence purchasers 81
aOt- la Ely have NJ use for faith.
Sheriff Atwcll has just receive a new
dog from California. " The sheriff pro.
poses tn utilize ttc canine III trailing
criminals provided there should ever
be one OF that species IN Eiko county.
The Silver Stat says Tint III" report
el small poI case at Humboldt House
Is q aid Ia lie y mild case Of Y,riI.
loid. The patient Is said 90 have passed
che crisis Of the di+s,e and IL rapidly
T.coSoEihc-
To morrow will I've May Day and the
close SEASON for q limg wirl Lee Of. int
from present appearances sitting 10y u
hot stove will ltr NOR" pleasant than III.
ting ou the lmtks ~ the BumDUidi bob
bug I"r trout.
The Reno Stuckmin says u cores.
poidrnt Of the Chic,gp Tunes. evident
ly u c'ttiom ~, says, "JUu might ~
we'll talk about building al ICES house IL
LADIES' ~ to try and cut MP the niksI
aud troolos. ranges al Ihs West init
Lrns." i....H.f.
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From Tuesdays DAiIy.l
sALAA0UADI.

selling whIskey 20 IndIans.
Joseph Smith. Of Ru1y Valley, is in
town To-day.
Col. E. p. Hardesty went west on this
mornings inin.
Fr' sh strawberries at Henley's TO.
night. ''twu bits" n box.
County Clerk wisrman went up to
Wells by last evenings train.
Commissioner Georg, Bird left for
ZONE by stage this morning.
Regular meeting EIko Lpise No. 10,
+. X \. 81. at their Hall tonight.
Gro. II. Meigs. al Wells, came down
this morning and spent the day in
town.
The l. ko Fire Department will give
u ball in the near future Look out for
their al.
Mrs. A. \. Rose, of Tuscarora. arrived
rom the East by this mornings train
aud left for home lay stage.
Senator Thoma. Of Eureka. came M
last evening. stopped over ni-Lt and
lett Tor home by this mornings trim.
DIR. Le.k arrival La, ,a &c.
Eu!'kn. aud Is ready for businesses at
the Ge"r Hotel. See his new al else.
where in this iSsur
,r
,,,,, 6,
sal. .Li...
81, 60,
''"' N"''S ~" inc W. Gull
| ia. Ter Ca!iiorui wh. p. Mr. t,h..
viii u,d.n,, , ,,ur.. ~ ,,.l;.I,-
! m,nt.
w., ,rr,;r
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c,,l,., .i.h,a. -
VI" Wv
iG-lIcl to-iuorguw.
A Bk.rG. iii CJ ,E-,,,.. at,r.
3yih instant s,, TL. L,I,,t D..
o.s.r ,I,. ,,r ,., NJ.
br. ppLt IN Las, ui.L, u. L;Li
y,t ,l,y will. ,,;.,.
mil : from here in "a. mnu,,.i,
T..
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4 sun Hunt.

S"~cral OF III yuu"g s%vortSnicn made
up - ''SuIwimg" party last might. AMI
having provided ,hr nccrssafy nco,utet
mcut. with which Ia capture the unSn4.
pcc,img birds they repaired to II canyon
above the Hospital building where ii il
known that SuIIr- alSJuud. SPREAD their
net aud dcluIZrd Onc OF their number
to hold IT, decay light aud watch ilc
ir T.. the bal ,ucu ~ tue party then
separated ia pursuit Of the game which
were a. lee driven into the big. II AZ.
pears that IL WIS DOT a good night for
sHipcs. aud after ON time had L-'en
spr mt Ia beating the sasrin All = Gne
Convey of bird Mas discovered aud grad.
uaIiy driven toward the place arranged
iur their captu,". bot much o. tucir
ChHGrIu on nearing the spot they found
thu: toe bag E,ldrr lci become dis
CuufJptd ut their iUns atscnUe. deserted
his pO,t aul titus msFcs tue spOIt.
THO ''IIvcrs'' returned H. iOAu quite
imU suant at tu"ir fiturI trc'p.ufo a
fine lat al suiprS. nul all on see 1t at
the failure in hi duties Oi the Mos, ~.
puIInUt member vi the patty, Who be.
cams "a piciuus "f tue validity III tn
c]uienui-c aud deserted hs post instead
al awaiting thc ARRIVAL "i the game
rDa boys say ia next tin. they ~
s%uipins III y will appoint rs u lag hold.
er Que who has the patience TO stay
With tho pot more than tEo houfh
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trron wsanesl ~. D.ily.I
aALNAuUXDI.

FL. Frsuk came in from Bullion to-
dry.
George Russell left thi. morning for
San Francisco.
There will be n ~edding iu town this
evening ~ they say.
This evenings train is reported tven.
~ minutes lutr-one section.
William and George Butler returned
from California ny las, evenings train.
Ell Kelly, Of IIalleck. came DO En this
morning aud stopped over in town to-
day.
Regular meeting Elko Encnmpme..
No. Q. l. .. .. F., ut their Hall to-
night.
William Dnnphy, the stockman. sprnt
yesterday ia town and left this uivrn-
ing for the west.
Il. l.. FGltOu. formerly OF the Reno
Gnz'tt", wa@ tt pas ,nser for the west
by this mornings rTnin.
Esveiil A e quartz mill is to lie
ERECTED at the S~Ncctwgirr mines by W.
j.. B'vin Mr.. BeVin puts Up the mil
Tor Chicago par les.
OWN ( to d,l.y in securing n car the
Short.hOrn nnl prllr.i Augis nuiIs. al
v~crtI-r,! 10y q. NJ. Dixon. last wrr%. viii
MT arrive ut Wiunemucla until Mon
day, oh instant.
\ fnit train, running at the rite OF
"b"nt Thirty iuI!rs am hour, p.ssrd
throush last evening aud played havoc
All Do. Jes-up's dog which ftilci Ia
ran fast Enough t. keep out II the way
IN ~as - ,tiiered To- his fathers
san Francisco AMI Sacramento mer.
Chants az" preparing u test the cuu THU.
~tinm.I.ty at the Nevada. Dumnmrr law .
They Ia Il that uudrr the rrcrn, drci,-
ion II the SurTrrIr Court ui the United
states, Nevada cannot compel trav-iim.
men 10 pay u lie, n,r. aud they =
1" make IA test ca e.
Salt Luke Drmncrs;: The Winnie.
mucrt. Nv. Silver \ .utr SANS: Since
tmr Inter SI,tr Cum.m-rrr IaS went In:n
effect. orders :rrIu Sat LAKE have been
received hy IN. nal! pruprir:oIs ON the
Irurk,r riE. for a. CO. uU feet OF lum.
brr. Since sthe lI~ passed there has
beer II mat rial incsrIss ia the PIE Of
lumber her. al the same.
Horace. sou Of A. Richardson, Of
S~hpnu""r, ltho, Is nov l.viu. with j
u. Abel urur Fort II ,lirck, this county.
hen ~ first read the is-m ia = ,tur-
days II~uIrs-l.-vIrw il diI not strike II,
that We knew the by. hut his i, the
lad .urr. :ur while "a l. kr irw weeks
AZ" lac fgrqnrnt!y cane int this Office,
nnd Ne knew hlm a. Wells IN 1882.
SaIi Lake. Drm"cmi:-SaI LEX. 20.
t'ior> were cling At Srrrrnrnto, when
the Inter STAT C]o.nucrrn Iiw went ~.
to rii.ct. at ~ - per Iup pounds, 4
few days at rwuFis they advanced to
- -. The llw III tin, INSTANCE at
least. has badly crippled L abs vrgrtn-
bic products. while it has made the
c'n~nm"r~ in CtIiiur"il ply ,T,rbit mt
Ir.""> for the uccr-S.ui : OF lie The
producers and comsum II ARE alike IN
Ued.
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DEPor HorEL-Clark & Green Proprie.
tors.

DEPOT HorEL-Clark j Green Proprie-
L ID Fulmrr. S F: E N Laferty. Geo
Ii Bird. T%uscarora; s d Roach, Chica-
g.; Valentine q Husk, Minneapolis; T.
Hansen. Wells; Piul Schiliestron,
south Fork; b E Wheeler. Carliu; Geo
Kessl.r. Springs; Mrs Aldrich, star
Valley.
Geo Kessler. Hot Springs: X C Cob
lentz, 5 F; ID Il Redmnn. Boston, Mass;
Z Penny. Medfurd, Mass; NJ Polk. J Il
S''rriIl " child. Hnlleck; A Kennedy,
Hughslon. Unriin; II F Hapgood, Kan.
n City; F H%on-ymsn. Glover Valley.
Fla Howe. ] Daily, Tuscarora; E
Har'lesty. Geo II Meigs. Ztc Hardesty,
Two Mi~s's Harlrsty. Wells; II Far
rell, + 5 Perry, W d Perry. W II Perry
X wife, Carlin; p McNnmee, Eureka;
A Rose, Bsowawe; $ S Tarbox, Bru.
mean liasm; Miss Ellie Parson, Kozrllr;
w f AtweIl, Mountain City; Mr & Mira
A ID F~arnswor b, San Jose; W Y Young.
La Po,te; J Francisco. + J Frank, Bull
lou; Saul HirSt. Santa Rosa; Mrs F r
Coffin, Miss II II CoGin. San Frauc,s-
co; j l. Bn!iinSer. Rncho Dewar; Geo
7 Robinson. Rnhy Valley; W. Tobin,
J Farmrr. G z Railroad.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
dn HorEL-Barl-tt 4 OstreieLsr,
Prcpsirtou.

e a frcEfteton.
Henry Weight. Myron Pixiey. Chris
! B,umback. Lamoiile; Nels O~udeTkirk.
Ell CavnpAurh. John Green. Aound:
Mr- Logan. X Defen,i. Ta~scnrora; Geo
Drilioy. Marysvilie. Gal. W 8 Ne.
Knight. Oino; Ms Rutherford aud
child. II Rutherford. Portland. Or: A
ii rraver. Bull N; Phil Sullivan, Salt
Like; II II Catliu. \ F; + E Dro~p.
Sonth Fork; E II Lancaster. Mrs Brown
i daughter. A aneda.
VIC Price. Tuscarora; J II Henry,
Mound; Jas Mateer. Secret valley;JF
Mayors. s ,crameAto.
B Harris. TT Harris. Huntington;
E odell. G u Leddirk. bamoille. F Vii.
hpisu-, J Daily. Jas stuu,s. Tuscarora;
n J Holland, North Fork; J Goodfriend.
n Jacobs, " Dunphy, J F Sherman, =
L; J T Wright. dos Smith, Ruby Valley;
j Hilton. G ] TLnekerv, Piriro Giu-
~vRn.:tti. Skrlton; DIR J J L%ek, Il Sadler
& Son. Eurcka;J T Maynr, SACRAMENTO;
ID Cook. South Fork; EIK-Ily. Hal
lsek: Iii Stoker, Balloon; J O Mccoy,
Willow Greek; W II Cniver. ID A Ear
nest. Barring Cross; ] W Dorsey wifi. 4
child, S L.
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We learn that il j. thu intention Of
the trustees to close our public schools
the last Of May, a III nth %elrlirr than
usual, the want OF fund' n.inI given "a.
the cause; bu. County superintendent
stone informs u that IA" schools eau
he continued through the month 81 June
lraviug 4 balance 81 SIIG in the tr sury
with Shich to c0mmrmcc the rdl term.
UuIrr those circumstances we can see
40 s. ,"d reason for cluSing the schools
until Ill" cIpirn iur uf the foil term, for
there vail Le sul. i"ut money t. pay
the September "mi October salaries.
and ia rHsr my teacher s'"Ui IA need
Of the November SALARY before the lst
II Jnuu NY not tho ~rr:au; c"rid he
"a he'd ut = discount Uf 2 per cent.
hence W. doubt the policy Of closing
our schools Oh the isi OF June.
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Terrible

Yesterday afternoon about 4 O'Clock.
says Mondays Evening Report. John
Lrwlor was almost Instantly killed
while Mt work iu tho Yellow jacket
mine, Coli Hii. II nppocrs TINT In
company with u fellow miner named
James Haley Ice was engaged in ele
ing up the station on the 1890 level.
they Se,e just II ting n heavy stick Of
tub r. when LaSlor stepped on q pile
Of wedges. tdppcd aud fell iA,o the in
Glue. just ms the Gi'hfTe was coming up.
IL caught and manglcd him up terribly,
killing him almost inst ,nIy. The lie.
censed wNs 40 years Of ase. a native Of
County wiSiord. ireland. aud leaves q
Siio but no Children.
Pure New York cider vinegar 80
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IFrom Monday. Daily
InALAA0USSI.

FTnucisco.
W. I. Crane Of South Fork. spent the
day in town.
Col. L. T. Hariesty. Of Wells, i. in
town to-day.
Mr. John Il. Bradley came up from
Reno ON Saturday.
Assessor A. W. Hessou went down 10
Winuemucci to-day.
Regular y -sSion o: the Board Of Coun-
~ COMMISSIONER to-day.
The session Of the District Court has
oeeu postponed until the 10Th instant.
J. Il. Henry. of Mound Valley. came
in rnd yesterday and left for home. to-
day.
The ehSets OF the late Eueene Thomp-
son we're sold At auction by the Sheriff
to-day. fIEI
w. G. Price came down from Tnsra.
rota on ~ tnrl,y AMI! kit Yesterday
morning fer SAT- Fra, cisco.
Mrs. + NINA d. Nixon, n,e Mrs. vii.
son. l. to b: marrird.tp Mr.. A. A. Hall
at Omaha Ola the iith instant.
= 1t; IL number Of orr citizens went
fishing yesterday. notwithstanding TIA.
day S~S cold aud di>,srernLle.
Mr.. p. Lamb IN, Of the Salt Lake
Tribune. passed through YESTERDAY
morning en route for san Frnnci,c".
A new aud drnimble stock of season.
"b!" goods viii arrive iuriuy the present
week. DrUp in aul nee them n, Il, in-
harris.
DIR Lerk, who was expected TO be
here TO day. will arrive TIL. evening. az
tin train from Eur, Ia comes through To
P'ii'a'le TO day.
Al. Snail. II. photographer. will re-.
main but ~ few i,ys ! niger. aud ali who
want n 500 I! p'ctIr should call At Once.
Don't wait until it Is too late.
Li'u'euant Governor Davis proposes
t. 'c"O'n" bu,Imre> With pleasure ~ at
t'ndmE Il the !nt.e. Of his oli5= aud
Iun"I"S a iu.'.ber ytrd in Reno.
u : j. II. CraISh- IL i, busily EN-
rag'd in ttEins the school &C., .u, in
this d."trirt. IL,re will D. li,t'r chance.
from t"r number reported I,-t year.
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IEngIIGh Dudes.
ROMEO.

A couple 81 Emglishruen, just from
Johnuy Bulls dO'usin. arrived here yes.
tcrdny an; attracted considerable aiieuy
ton. Their logging was qieer to u.
Their leGs, Ruuut nu Substantial ~ a
chalk mark, were fo,ccd into trousers
several inches too short, Nth low.
uccked shurs. the Dimensions Of which
cnmrrrh,nlcd nothing hut length aud
Lr, nd,h. Their comicm iiI'lc c.,ps were
Ike pnicnt hens nests. aah gave them
an uuiin shed. tat or look, much IT,
conir,-t with the appearance ui "a soiiI
mau.-- Ca,snn Index.
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ELMO COUNTY.

- Regular See n Of Bi.in CIurL
Send M Hy ~ Jsuusu, Ey sod s-PtrtH-
tu. Il IL BIGLLSE. Isd.s
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INSCRIPTION RATES.

me COPY one Observation-Disclosures. flo %
On 90 y. HE mohths..--.- ........ G no
Tor any perid uud-r siE months. one dollar
per month. PsyshIe N .FdSAsc<.
LsliNstSd ~ eAIrisr1ih EkoAt Is cents . week
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Mors Ms II mi Shpolic. tbe best toll
ct soaP IN the market, at ". +. Sm.th's.
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buy WHITE RUSSIAN SOAR. lrs
eIUsuent for bath or LoileA
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DAILY INDEPENDENT.

1 CSptsa.
C. w. aoRoVER.
Editor and ProP-stor
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ADVERTISING 7

viii De made a. IJw ~ Il ronsi.,.pt with
SouHd business puuciLI4s. Apply at tLs H..
acs TO- terms.
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
HAHN TROUBLE.

The following item we clip from
the Evening Ledger. No particu.
lars are given, hence we can form
no opinion of the guilt or innocence
OF our old friend. From our knowl-
edge of Mr.. Williams, we feel salts
fed that he never killed the colored
secretary, mentioned, unless in act
usl self. defense:
The excitement over the proposed
removal of the capital of Coahoma
from Friars Point on the river to
Clarksdale on the Valley railway,
caused the Secretary of colored
anti.removal meeting to be shot and
killed between Jamestown and
Clarksdale day before yesterday.
The editor of the Clarksdale News,
II. S. Williams, was arrested on the
charge Of doing the shooting, but he
was released on a $4,000 bond.
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

The River Commission held ses.
sion in New York last Saturday,
and appropriated s456, lao for Lew
ee work. distributed as fallows:
For the Tensas front, 32l. lao
For cl1sing the gap in the Yazoo
district, 100000. For the White
River front, $4,000.
AS our section was not represent
ed, it will have TO struggle with the
overflow for few years louger.
The commission evidently tried to
meet at as remote a distance from
the proposed work as it was possible
without going beyond the bounda-
ries of the United States. This fact
together with the failure, on two oc-
casions before, to meet, after ap-
pointments had been made, and rep
resentatives in the interests of all
sections had been put to the trouble
and expense of attending in order
to present and urge their respective
claims, does seem to us that it was
not desired by the commission to
have too many present at their meet.
ing; reasoning, no doubt, that the
fewer interests to be considered, the
less complication and the easier the
distribution of the appropriation
Besides, had they met at some poin,
in the Mississippi valley, some prv'
ing and inqulsitive river rat, who is
more familiar with the muddy stream
than with his own geneology, but
who was unable to pay his way to
New York, might have intruded on
the privacy Of the commission and
propounded questions and revealed
facts relative to the laws governing
the mighty rivers onward flow to
the gulf, that might haye been EN-
barrsssing and difficult of compre-
hension to men who have but lin.
tied geographical knowledge Of the
Father of Waters.
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09

The follC wing Supreme Court de-
clsion, which we clip from the Lit
tie Rock Gazette, will be found Of
interest to some Of our readers at
least:
No. 492. ]. w. Price ct al. v.
A. Goodrich ct al. Appeal from
Mississippi.
This was an election contest Of
municipal officers Of the town Of Os-
ceola. The action was brought by
mayor, recorder and five councilmen
v. mayor, recorder and five council
men. This is irregular and unau-
thorized, but no objection is urged
on this point. Properly the mayor
should have brought action against
the mayor, recorder VS.. recorder, etc.
1t is claimed there is no provision
for contestiug elections of officers IN
cities OF the second class. This point
is not we'll taken. The other points
brought before this court are ques-
tions of fact and appellants fail to
point out the particular evidence for
which they ask reversal. Certain
instructions are argued but they
we're not challenged in the court be-
low. Affirmed orally by Cockrill,
c. J.
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
"ANoTHRR LAND MARK GONE"

DIKD-At his late residence, near
Bar6eld, Ark, on the evening Of
3rd. insnt., Mr.. James Williams, in
the 8Oth. year OF his age.
Mr.. Williams, or, "Uncle Cedar" "
as he was familiarly known, came to
this country from Alabama when
Arkansas was territory, sometime
in the year 1880. He was man of
sterling worth; honest and upright
in all his dealings; true to his friends,
and in every respect a good citizen.
He will be missed by the communi-
in which he has so long lived, and
his death regretted by a host Of de-
voted friends. Peace to his aslres.
A FRIEND
Barfeld Point, Ark,
July tth., 1887.
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09

No. Ia has a popular Board of Di-
rectors, from the fact that they are
running an out-and-out Free school.
One, at least, of the Directors is re-
ported as saying that the teacher is
to receive no salary, being on the
list of missionaries.
We are having too much rain, but
most of the crops are clean. Every
one seems to have plenty of corn in
sight for next year. / am sorry to
say that several thousand bushels
have been imported this year from
Memphis and points up the river.
Mr.. K. A. Norton, went hunting
the other day and only succeeded in
bagging thirteen red-headed pecker
woods; says he will try to do better
ne xt time.
B. S. Carleton, Jr. has been quite
sick lately, but we are glad to Eear
that ne IS better. Yrs. truly,
G. l.. l..
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
CARDS AND ADGHRTIsEMENTs'
II will berestricted

rs- Advertisers by the year Will berest'e'e'
t5their legitimate business.
t.y- Yearly advertisements may be enansea hs's VI
zee, our times during the year free oi eharse'
..y-p, ,rties contracting for yearly ad'ertise-
e a ad ontinuin ng from any cause, VIII pc
sss-s,d short time rates, as per time ihse''e''
sps RArEs.
sB- Foreign advertisements, sent th,ous" nS
,fT.-tising Agencies. must be paid Tor IN aa.
q.s,s. or a deposit made with some one "ho'h
ven Iy designate.
s4,"Marrages and deaths, not sxceedh: nae Yen
,,nss will be published ss hews, ree OF cnaiss
80, o,ituaries tributes of respect. funerai nu,i
sad inyitations charged as advertisements
80 Ali personal matter, letters or commu o.
i'sns setting forth individual scheies o. ~
go 10 be promoted. emana,ing from parN
- narties, organizations or socieuer' VIII w
. !tsd for as other advertisements
tr-In all legitimate demands OF the demo
.rst,e or Conservative party, or OF the steut ~
,,r,ats Of the general public upon our columns
,Ss 'lInEs will not iail of lite duty
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head giving name. occupa.
ten, business or profession, and location. will
be charged 50 per annum.
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, DC, July 4, 1887.
tFrom Our Regular Correspoudent.I

Comptroller of the Treasury, Tren-
holm, in the matter of the suspen-
sion of the Fidelity National Bank
of Cincinnati, has acted with a
promptness and vigor becoming the
dignity and responsibility of the
Government, and the catastrophe is
not without its lessons and uses, as
it shows the unquestioned superiori-
ty of our National banking system
over all others in the world, for ours
is being rapidly recognized as the
model for most civilized nations.
When, for instance, this bank sus-
pended, what man in the United
States stopped for a moment to ex.
anime whether or not he had one of
ITS bills? realizing the fact that if all
the banks of the country were to
break in a day, the Government
would be fully responsible as long
as United States bond is good for
its face value, and most Of them are
worth great deal more.
OF 81 clerks in the Quarter Mas
ter Generals Office, who were exam
ined under the Civil Service rules,
six men and two women failed to at
tain the minimum Of rs out of pos
sible 100. The following fact is re-
garded of much Significance by the
commission. Before the examina-
tion, the Quarter Master General
had made markings for efficiency and
kept them secre, for comparison with
those of the examiners and it turned
out that both markings were sub
stantially the same-a result highly
satisfactory to the commission, as it
tends to disprove the charge Of fs-
voritisln in the ratings.
If "A dynamite bomb had exploded
in the corridors of the Patent Office
the other day, there could not have
been much g eater commotion amor 3
the army of Republican clerks than
when it was made public, that, after
a patient investigation, the accounts
of Levi Bacon, a protege OF Zack
Chambers. who died few days
since, after having been many years
financial clerk of the Patent Ofice-
dying in the position-were short
over $4,000. Who can blame these
Republican clerks for holding a eu'
logistic meeting over the dead de.
faulter. for they knew he held theil
due bills for thousands of dollars un.
lawfully advanced to them out of the
public funds? Many of the clerks
will not have any salary in three
months, as Secretary Lamar will de.
duct therefrom their dues. The
bondsmen will have to paw the full
amount for which they are RESPONSE
BILE, $4,000, yet, it is thought there
will be considerable shortage after
the clerks are made to refund, as
most of the sum is in paper on Ba-
cons outside friends. 1t appears his
accounts have been crooked eight
years. The Democrats can afford
to raise a great deal of such unsavo-
ry "Bacon ont Of office" "Turn the
rascals out" In the words of the
noble lamented Hendricks, "Open
the books" Mr.. John l.. Norris, Of
this city, one Of Bacon's bondsnen,
now expresses his emphatic convic-
ton, to use the language Of the great
and hohored Tilden, that " Reform
is necessary" and says he believes
that the accounts of other disbursiug
officers of the Government, will, If
fully investigated, be found in as
bad a condition as those OF the es.
teemsd Republican Bacon.